Abstract:We consider the self-action problem in classical electrodynamics of
a massive point-like charge as well as massless one. A consistent regularization
procedure is proposed which exploits the symmetry properties of the theory.
The radiation reaction forces in both 4D and 6D are derived. It is demonstrated
that the Poincare-invariant six-dimensional electrodynamics of the massive
charge is renormalizable theory.

Unlike the massive case, the rates of radiated energy-momentum tend
to infinity whenever the source is accelerated. The external electromagnetic
fields which do not change the velocity of the particle admit only its
presence within the interaction area. The effective equation of motion
is the equation on eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the electromagnetic
tensor.

The interference part of energy-momentum radiated by two massive point
charges arbitrarily moving in flat spacetime is evaluated. It is shown
that the sum of work done by Lorentz forces of charges acting on one another
exhausts the effect of combination of outgoing electromagnetic waves generated
by the charges.